Press Releases 2011

22.12.2011 - Erste Bank supports mobile Caritas medical care

19.12.2011 - In connection with the implementation of agreements with the Romanian SIFs, Erste Group has acquired a further approx. 6% stake in BCR against cash and issuance of new shares – Trading in the new shares starts on 19 Dec. 2011

16.12.2011- Erste Bank finanziert Umbau von Zellstoffwerk in Hallein

15.12.2011 - Erste Group: Supervisory Board approves changes to the Management Board and prolongs contracts

13.12.2011 - IT industry growth to propel 2012 economic development in Central and Eastern Europe

13.12.2011 - Outlook 2012: Equity Markets and Vienna Stock Exchange

12.12.2011 - In connection with the implementation of agreements with the Romanian SIFs, Erste Group has acquired a further approx. 7% stake in BCR against cash and issuance of new shares – Trading in the new shares starts on 12 Dec. 2011

09.12.2011 - Erste Group emphasizes its commitment to Central and Eastern Europe on Capital Markets Day

07.12.2011 - Erste Bank’s forecast on savings and loans

05.12.2011 - Austrians spend around 2.4 billion Euros on Christmas presents

02.12.2011 - Erste Bank and Sparkassen expand smart phone banking

01.12.2011 - Erste Group acts as Mandated Lead Arranger in Drogerie Natura acquisition by Interchem

30.11.2011 - Erste Bank: One euro donated for every savings passbook account

30.11.2011 - Erste Group signs a binding transaction agreement with SIF Moldova to acquire a 6% stake in BCR

28.11.2011 - Erste Group has completed the first agreements with two SIFs by acquiring 6.23% in BCR against cash and issuance of new shares

22.11.2011 - Erste Bank now hiring apprentices

18.11.2011 - Erste Bank raises interest rates on “Combi” savings product

16.11.2011 - Study: Inhabitants of Burgenland save EUR 189 per month

11.11.2011 - Ceska Sporitelna is Bank of the Decade and Most Trusted Bank of the Year in the Czech Republic

11.11.2011 - Erste Bank der oesterreichischen Sparkassen provides financing for the largest photovoltaic power plant in Austria

09.11.2011 - Erste Group and BCR sign EUR 50 million loan with Mechel Group in Romania

09.11.2011 - Sparkassengruppe vergab 2011 bereits 8,1 Milliarden Euro an Neu-Krediten

02.11.2011 - Erste Bank: 100% capital guarantee for Ethna Aktiv E Fund

02.11.2011 - Erste Bank reports record savings deposits on World Savings Day

28.10.2011 - Erste Group takes extraordinary charges leading to a net loss of EUR 973.0 million in the first nine months of 2011 and significantly reduces CDS exposure

27.10.2011 - CEE Savings Study: How much money do people squirrel away for a rainy day?

27.10.2011 - Stress test: Erste Group has capital shortfall of EUR 59 million at mid-year 2011

24.10.2011 - Study: Inhabitants of lower Austria save EUR 159 per month

18.10.2011 - Study: 1.5 million Austrians will visit their banks on World Savings Day

17.10.2011 - Is CEE better prepared to weather the storm than in 2008?

14.10.2011 - Monetary transactions to become audible for the blind and visually impaired

14.10.2011 - Erste Group signs EUR 100 million facility agreement with Ukraine's largest energy holding DTEK

13.10.2011 - Focus of financial markets stays on sovereign debt

12.10.2011 - Study: Austrians save EUR 168 per month

10.10.2011 - Erste Group takes extraordinary charges with limited impact on core capital; substantially reduces euro zone peripheral exposure

07.10.2011 - Erste Bank raises interest rates on savings

04.10.2011 - Monika Traub - New Member of the Board of Intermarket

03.10.2011 - CEE Real Estate stocks with upside potential of 15%, profitability lags behind

30.09.2011 - Erste Bank und Sparkassen to become sommeliers

27.09.2011 - Level of general financial education in Austria not satisfactory

14.09.2011 - Erste Group enters into agreement with four SIFs to acquire a 24.12% stake in BCR

14.09.2011 - CEE media sector to witness two-speed recovery in 2H 2011

13.09.2011 - Help for blind and low vision customers: Erste Bank and Sparkassen make money transactions tactile and audible

12.09.2011 - Erste Group revives and selects the Bee as its symbol

07.09.2011 - CEE Telecom sector: seasonality and mobile data growth as key driver in H2 2011

05.09.2011 - Start of the 2011/12 Erste Bank ice-hockey league season

16.08.2011 - Erste Bank’s forecast on savings and loans trends in 2Q: Austrians invest EUR 5,670 on average

08.08.2011 - Investment opportunity in Norwegian krone with 4.75% interest

05.08.2011 - Erste Bank warns customers of phishing e-mails

29.07.2011 - Erste Group increases net profit by 5.2% to EUR 496.3 million in first half of 2011

28.07.2011 - Takeover of Intermarket Bank fixed

20.07.2011 - Outlook 2011: Equity Markets and Vienna Stock Exchange

15.07.2011 - Erste Group – stress test results confirm solid capitalisation

14.07.2011 - Erste Group grants EUR 32mln investment loan for the acquisition of Medicover Hospital in Warsaw

13.07.2011 - Retirement provisioning study 2011: “Financial knowledge and retirement provisioning practices”

11.07.2011 - Erste Group wins Investor Relations Award 2011

08.07.2011 - Euromoney awards Erste Bank and Sparkassen title of “best bank in Austria”

07.07.2011 - Erste Bank raises interest on savings accounts

05.07.2011 - CEE Equity markets battle lack of momentum although outlook is moderate

05.07.2011 - Elke Meier heads controlling department at Erste Bank

04.07.2011 - Gold enters new phase of bull market

29.06.2011 - Bucharest joins London, Hong Kong and Singapore in launching first Visa debit contactless card with mass transit application

29.06.2011 - “64% of Austrians do not know anything about the pension gap”

24.06.2011 - Austrians to spend around 4.1bn Euros on their summer holidays

21.06.2011 - Erste Group manages the biggest EUR bond issue of a CEE railway company up to date, a EUR 300 mn issue for České dráhy

20.06.2011 - Economic and Capital Market Outlook 2011

15.06.2011 - Bosek: “We want to become a multi-channel bank”

10.06.2011 - Erste Group successfully manages Romania’s EUR 1.5 bn inaugural bond issue under the newly established EMTN program

09.06.2011 - Study confirms: Great optimism among companies of Burgenland

08.06.2011 - Erste rules at Wiener Stadthalle

19.05.2011 - Basel III rules could damage the real economy

12.05.2011 - Greatest risk of rising inflation from commodity prices

10.05.2011 - Radovan Jelasity appointed CEO of Erste Bank Hungary

06.05.2011 - Study on monetary wealth: Prosperity to rise, but savings propensity on a decline

04.05.2011 - Long Night of Financial Assistance Schemes - “Bringing companies and financial assistance sources together”

03.05.2011 - Erste Group Rising Markets Indices cover high-opportunity countries worldwide

29.04.2011 - Kickoff time for a new co-operation between Erste Bank and Rapid

28.04.2011 - Erste Group increases Q1 2011 net profit to EUR 260.6 million on lower risk costs, despite negative impact from banking taxes

22.04.2011 - Erste Group committed to climate protection

15.04.2011 - Japan crisis: Erste Bank warns borrowers about false Yen speculation

15.04.2011 - Erste Group successfully manages EUR 1.00bn increase of Slovak sovereign bonds

13.04.2011 - Erste Bank Asset Allocation Q2/2011: Solid growth favours equity investments

29.03.2011 - Foreign capital inflows make a comeback to CEE

28.03.2011 - Erste Group and Savings Banks are discussing a new logo

18.03.2011 - Erste Group raises dividend proposal to AGM to EUR 0.70

10.03.2011 - Special Oil Report: Middle Eastern political tsunami by no means fully priced in yet

07.03.2011 - Women putting away 14% less per month than men

25.02.2011 - “Credit volume growth, the engine of Austria’s economy, was strong in 2010,” stated Thomas Uher, member of the management board of Erste Bank Oesterreich.,

24.02.2011 - Erste Bank and Sparkassen granted EUR 7.8 billion in loans in 2010

23.02.2011 - Erste Group as joint lead manager for EUR 200 million bond issue for EGGER

22.02.2011 - According to a current market survey conducted for Erste Bank by the market research company, INTEGRAL, the year 2011 will also be one of safe investments.

21.02.2011 - Erste Bank’s forecast on savings and credit trends: Austrians plan to set aside approximately EUR 5,460 in 2011

18.02.2011 - Erste Group successfully manages EUR 1.25bn increase of Slovak sovereign bonds

17.02.2011 - Erste Bank named best “Private Bank” in Austria

15.02.2011 - Erste Bank Hungary CEO to resign

09.02.2011 - CEE insurance stocks to get a boost from rising profits, cheap valuation and stronger investor demand

27.01.2011 - Erste Bank to dramatically expand its corporate customer business

25.01.2011 - Erste Bank: 30 new apprenticeships in 2011

19.01.2011 - Erste Bank: Capital guarantee on one of the world’s largest funds